Claremont and White River Junction Railroad Records, 1872-1897, 1911

Title:

Claremont and White River Junction Railroad Records, 1872-1897, 1911

Creator:

Claremont and White River Junction Railroad

Accession / Call Number:

2016.022

Object ID:

2016.022

Date:

1872-1897, 1911

Physical Description:

1 volume and 1 elevation plan

Scope and Content:

Records of the Claremont and White River Junction Railroad dated 1872 to 1897, with one item dated 1911. The collection consists of two items, one is a record book dated 1872 to 1897 and the second is a a profile map of the proposed railroad copied in May 1911 by James E. Stone from a survey conducted in 1872. The volume contains the operations and activities of the railroad from its founding through 1897 recorded by the clerk of the corporation, George W. Hunt then Timothy A. Sisson. Notably, the records contain a copy of the charter and amendments to the charter as voted by the New Hampshire House of Representatives. The profile map of the proposed railroad was completed on a long piece of grid paper and was drawn in color showing streets, rivers, hills, and other landmarks that the proposed railroad would have passed. The Claremont and White River Junction Railroad was never completed.

Subjects:

Railroads

Locations:

Claremont, NH
Cornish, NH
Lebanon, NH
Meriden, NH
Plainfield, NH
White River Junction, VT

Organizations:

Claremont and White River Junction Railroad
New Hampshire. General Court. House of Representatives

Credit Line:

Gift of Philip Zea in memory of Howard W. Zea.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection